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La Chouffe

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
10343.79/5.03.78/5.08%92.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned.
Golden Ale, strong, spicy, lightly hoppy, with evoluting taste. Natural Beer, bottle refermented, unfiltered, not pasteurised and without any additives
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 ScoWRee (276), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/514/20
Mar 20, 2008  
Pours a nice orange amber color with an inch thick white bubblie head. Aroma of citrus, banana and yeast. Taste is carbinated, citrus and hoppy. A touch of alcohol in the taste.


 dchmela (1426), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 19, 2008  
Shared with newbie ratebeer guy Maltajo. Pours a hazy gold with a thick white head. Aroma had lots of citrus, banana, yeast, spices, and a hint of sourness going on. Taste was smooth and refreshing with lots of the citrus and yeast. Finishes clean and with a hint of fruit on the palate. Very tasty.


 hoplover406 (204), Crofton, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/104/514/20
Mar 13, 2008    Updated: Mar 30, 2008
Draft @ Friscos. Hazy golden. Small whiteish head. Average aroma of yeast, spices, bananas. Very nice flavor.


 jacobwennbom (274), Uppsala, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Mar 9, 2008  
As this is uncostly beer is indeed a very good one it’s undoubtly worth it’s price. Aroma is a bit like apples of the Ingrid Marie-kind. Lots of acidity, feel "belgian" (as it indeed turns out to be). Taste is very sweet, almost, just almost too much so. Some say they sense thyme in the taste, but I don’t know about that. Quite fiery though, the alcohol gives a nice warming touch to the whole thing. Some acidity. Nice.


 Aggie80 (708), Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Hoppy aroma with the scent of having just come out of a package of hops. Color was golden with clumps of yeast floating around in it. Mild flavor with undertones of esters and spice. Slight alcoholic bit in the after taste, but not extreme.


 mjg74 (1995), La Mesa, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 7, 2008  
Bottle from BevMo. Pours a golden straw color with ample head and carbonation. Dry peppery aroma with a hint of sweet tropical fruit. Sublime sweet flavors balance out the dry peppery bitterness. A fine well balanced BSA. One of the better ones I’ve had the pleasure of sipping.


 gowdy (155), Ferney-Voltaire, France
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 7, 2008  
Bottle at home. caramel, hay, floral, golden, cloudy, frothy, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, slick feel, lively,


 DruncanVeasey (2710), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 6, 2008  
Different class. 750ml bottle ’laid down’ for some time. Soupy haze, massive froth and snowstorm sediment. Peppery marmalade aroma with honey, grainy malt, coriander and citrus. Perfumey, smooth and soapy. Chunky fat orange peel citrus, smoky honey, biscuity pale malt, some residual hop bitterness wading through the thick perfume. Solid, mellow Belgian sessions.



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